Daily Horoscope Weekly Romance Horoscope Members ... Article Search Features Aquarium Age Lunar Health Cycles Market Week New Moon Report ... Tarot Archive Links Links Link to StarIQ About Us Affiliate Programs ... Privacy Statement The NBA feel-good story of the season has to be the Orlando Magic, a team that started with nothing, but somehow has made everything happen. A refreshing antidote to a league burdened with the overpaid and unaccountable, the over-achieving Magic are a real working-mans dream team. As they climb up the Eastern Conference playoff ranks, its too easy to forget how dim Orlandos prospects were at the beginning of the season. Abandoned by its superstars, the team completely cleaned house in the off-season, sending any trade-worthy players packing in a move to clear room under the salary cap for the coming year. The front office gambled on hiring Doc Rivers as the new head coach, a former player with undeniable charm, but no coaching experience whatsoever. Last November, fielding a squad of cast-offs, Rivers settled in for what most politely referred to as a rebuilding year. Now, as the regular season draws to a close, Rivers is being hailed as a coaching genius, while Magic men like Darrell Armstrong and John Amaechi are fast becoming household names and role models for the way basketball ought to be. | |
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